Jimmy Kebe's ‘sock antics’ during Reading’s win against West Ham United on Saturday has prompted a number of football phone-ins this week.

After the Royals winger stopped in the middle of play with the ball at his feet to fiddle with his socks, Hammers midfielder Jack Collison took exception and launched into him with a studs-up tackle and was subsequently sent off.

A number of ex-professionals have criticised Kebe with BBC pundit Steve Claridge concluding: “It’s disrespectful towards the opposition and to start taking the mick at that stage of the game is unecessary.

“It doesn’t suprise me that it’s not an English player that has done it.”